Slidable permanent fastener
View Patent ↗The invention is a slidable fastening device that is sewn into a garment and replaces a static seam of the garment. The fastener has a male portion and a female portion that are permanently engaged with each other and slide up and down with respect to each other. The fastener is hidden from view such that a casual observer does not notice that the static seam has been replaced.
1. A fastener, comprising: a male rib; a female rib; wherein said male rib is inserted into said female rib creating a permanently connected joint; and wherein said female rib and said male rib are slidable with respect to each other; a male fabric portion; a female fabric portion; wherein said male fabric portion is attached to said male rib; wherein said female fabric portion is attached to said female rib; a joint cover; wherein said permanently connected joint has an inside portion and an outside portion; wherein said joint cover covers said outside portion of said permanently connected joint such that said permanently connected joint appears to be a stitched seam; wherein said permanently connected joint is part of a wearable garment; wherein said permanently connected joint replaces a vertical rear seam on a pair of pants and wherein said female and male fabric portions are designed to cover a buttocks of a garment wearer; wherein said permanently connected joint has an upper attachment and a lower attachment; wherein a slidable motion of said permanently connected joint is limited by said upper attachment and said lower attachment; wherein said upper attachment and said lower attachment are comprised of a plurality of permanent stitches, such that access to said male rib and said female rib is prevented and disconnection of said male rib from said female rib is prevented.
2. The fastener of claim 1 , wherein said wearable garment is a pair of jeans.
3. The fastener of claim 2 , wherein said male rib and said female rib are made of a material selected from the group consisting of plastic and polytetrafluoroethylene.
4. The fastener of claim 3 , wherein said male rib has a rounded arrow shape and wherein said female rib has an open end, wherein said open end of said female rib is shaped to accept said rounded arrow shaped male rib.
5. The fastener of claim 4 , wherein said male rib is inserted into said female rib by pushing said male rib into said female rib such that said female rib widens said male rib and snaps into place.
6. The fastener of claim 5 , wherein said rounded arrow shaped male rib has one or more rounded back portions that when engaged with said female rib prevents said male rib from being pulled free of said female rib.
7. The fastener of claim 6 , wherein said permanently connected joint allows said female fabric portion and said male fabric portion to be designed to slidably move independently of each other and with said buttocks of said garment wearer as said garment wearer moves or walks.
8. A pair of pants, comprising: two rear leg portions; a waist band portion; a male rib; a female rib; a joint cover; wherein a first of said two rear leg portions is attached to said male rib; wherein a second of said two rear leg portions is attached to said female rib; wherein said male rib is matingly engaged with said female rib forming a rear joint; wherein said female rib and said male rib are slidable with respect to each other; wherein said rear joint connects said two rear leg portions to each other to form a back side of a pair of pants; wherein said rear joint allows said two rear leg portions to be designed to slidably move independently of each other and with a buttocks of said garment wearer as said garment wearer moves or walks; wherein said waist band portion is continuous above said rear joint and conceals a top of said rear joint; wherein said rear joint has an inside portion and an outside portion; wherein said joint cover covers said outside portion of said rear joint such that said rear joint appears to be a stitched seam.
9. The pair of pants of claim 8 , wherein said male rib has a rounded arrow shape and wherein said female rib has an open end, wherein said open end of said female rib is shaped to accept said rounded arrow shaped male rib.
10. The pair of pants of claim 9 , wherein said rounded arrow shaped male rib has one or more rounded back portions that when engaged with said female rib prevents said male rib from being pulled free of said female rib.
11. The pair of pants of claim 10 , wherein said pair of pants is a pair of jeans.
12. The pair of pants of claim 11 , wherein said male rib and said female rib are made of a material selected from the group consisting of plastic and polytetrafluoroethylene.
13. The pair of pants of claim 12 , wherein said rear joint has an upper attachment and a lower attachment; wherein a slidable motion of said rear joint is limited by said upper attachment and said lower attachment; wherein said upper attachment and said lower attachment are comprised of a plurality of permanent stitches, such that access to said male rib and said female rib is prevented and disconnection of said male rib from said female rib is prevented.
14. The pair of pants of claim 8 , wherein said rear joint has an upper attachment and a lower attachment; wherein a slidable motion of said rear joint is limited by said upper attachment and said lower attachment; wherein said upper attachment and said lower attachment are comprised of a plurality of permanent stitches, such that access to said male rib and said female rib is prevented and disconnection of said male rib from said female rib is prevented.